What is recorded here
Castlehill on Islay holds a forgotten farmstead and field system, its boundaries still visible only through the angle of ancient ditches and the patience of moss. The absence of a date does not diminish the place; it suggests human hands shaped the land before record-keeping arrived. A family may have lived there, measured rain, waited for charity or flight, and vanished so completely that even the stones stopped naming them.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Castlehill as Farmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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Places near here
Islay, CastlehillCorn Drying Kiln (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 277 yd
Islay, Upper LeorinFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned), Lime Kiln (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Cnoc Grianail, dun siteArchaeological place · 2.2 mi
Beinn SholumMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Islay, Knockangle PointBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 2.8 mi
Traigh a' MhachaireBeach / strand · 2.8 mi
ImeravalNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.2 mi
Beinn UraraidhMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Cairnmore WoodsWood · 3.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.6 mi
Loch LeòdamaisBay · 3.7 mi
Kilnaughton BeachBeach / strand · 3.7 mi